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Table 2 Participants in data collection

From: “We’ve got through hard times before” : acute mental distress and coping among disadvantaged groups during COVID-19 lockdown in North India - a qualitative study

Characteristics

People with disability

(n = 8)

People with psycho-social disability

(n = 8)

Widows (n = 8)

Total (n = 24 participants)

Age (mean)

47

32

43

41

Education level (mean years of schooling completed)

7

8

1

6

Number of members in the household (mean)

5

5

3

4.5

Sex

 Men

5

3

0

8/24

 Women

3

5

8

16/24

Main Activity (n)

 Employed full time

0

1

2

3/24

 Self-Employed (farming)

8

1

6

15/24

 Daily wage Earner

0

4

0

4/24

 Looking after home

0

1

0

1/24

 Student

0

1

0

1/24

Religion (n)

 Hindu

8

5

8

21/24

 Muslim

0

3

0

3/12

 Christian

0

0

0

0

 Sikh

0

0

0

0

Caste (n)

    

 General

0

3

0

3/24

 ST

0

0

0

0

 SC

1

2

3

6/24

 OBC

7

3

5

15/24

Marital Status (n) (Total in [%])

 Married

6

5

0

11/24

 Widowed

2

0

8

10/24

 Separated/ divorced

0

1

0

1/24

 Never Married

0

2

0

2/24

Region (n) (Total in [%])

 Rural

8

0

8

16/24

 Urban

0

8

0

8/24